Impact of COVID-19 on Arthur F. Smith Middle Magnet School
The coronavirus has had a profound impact on education in America.
Learning shifted online overnight, attendance numbers dwindled, and enrollment decreased.
SchoolDigger.com is making it easier for you to better assess how COVID-19 has impacted your school.
Through the collection of pre-pandemic (2019) and current data, SchoolDigger.com is sharing test scores,
enrollment numbers and school demographics from schools across the country – and we make it easy to see how impacted schools compare locally and statewide.
Rankings
Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
Ranks 388th of 449 Middle schools | Ranks 348th of 465 Middle schools | 11.6% |
Test Scores
|
% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
7th Grade Mathematics (Arthur F. Smith Middle Magnet School) | 39 | 40 | 1% |
7th Grade Mathematics (Rapides Parish) | 63 | 66 | 3% |
7th Grade Mathematics (Louisiana) | 61 | 58 | 3% |
7th Grade English Language Arts (Arthur F. Smith Middle Magnet School) | 59 | 53 | 6% |
7th Grade English Language Arts (Rapides Parish) | 73 | 71 | 2% |
7th Grade English Language Arts (Louisiana) | 72 | 67 | 5% |
7th Grade Social Studies (Arthur F. Smith Middle Magnet School) | 23 | 31 | 8% |
7th Grade Social Studies (Rapides Parish) | 58 | 56 | 2% |
7th Grade Social Studies (Louisiana) | 55 | 52 | 3% |
8th Grade Mathematics (Arthur F. Smith Middle Magnet School) | 36 | 50 | 14% |
8th Grade Mathematics (Rapides Parish) | 56 | 59 | 3% |
8th Grade Mathematics (Louisiana) | 53 | 47 | 6% |
8th Grade English Language Arts (Arthur F. Smith Middle Magnet School) | 49 | 68 | 19% |
8th Grade English Language Arts (Rapides Parish) | 76 | 77 | 1% |
8th Grade English Language Arts (Louisiana) | 71 | 70 | 1% |
8th Grade Social Studies (Arthur F. Smith Middle Magnet School) | 38 | 38 | |
8th Grade Social Studies (Rapides Parish) | 64 | 59 | 5% |
8th Grade Social Studies (Louisiana) | 64 | 53 | 11% |
Student Body
|
Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
Total Students | 319 | 415 | 30.1% |
African American | 315 | 400 | 27% |
American Indian | 0 | 1 | |
Asian | 0 | 0 | |
Hispanic | 0 | 4 | |
Pacific Islander | 0 | 0 | |
White | 4 | 9 | 125% |
Two or More Races | 0 | 1 | |
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients | 82.4% | 94.9% | 12.5% |